Switching off TV

Jays

Sorry if this has been asked before, I have searched around but could not find a thread that helped.

We have a new 40" LCD Samsung TV, it sits on a wooden corner unit, once switched off it stays on 'standby'. Unfortunately, we cannot reach the wall socket to unplug/switch off properly.

Does anyone know of a simple way to solve this problem?

I know technically, it will not be costing very much to have it on standby, but from a safety and green point of view I would very much like to switch it off completely, especially at night or when we leave the house.

Jays :beer:

black-saturn

Actually leaving things on standby does cost almost as much as having them on.

There is a device for the blind which operates the switch by sliding a piece of plastic up and down the wall. My nan has got one which she got from the RNIB but I can't find it on their website.

wolfman

black-saturn wrote:

Actually leaving things on standby does cost almost as much as having them on.

Not with many modern day devices. It can vary widely but is usually between 3-20 Watts. In a similar meaning, if you watched tv for 6 hours of the day, and it sat on standby for the other 18 hours, then yes it could possibly work out at the same cost per day.

I personally don't like using standby. Leaving half a dozen appliances in such a state is like leaving a 60W bulb on permanently.

Toxteth_OGrady

Try one of these.

:cool:

TOG

tr3mor

black-saturn wrote:

Actually leaving things on standby does cost almost as much as having them on.

Not true on most new devices, alot of which conform to the 1watt standby thing that the government encourages. meaning it will use 1kwh in 1000hours. Hence costing you around 10p for 42ish days of standby.

Best to check in the manual and read how much it consumes in standby mode.

This 40" Samsung on Amazon consumes <1W in standby mode, I presume yours would be similar.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/tg/stores/detail/-/electronics/B000A0D8G8/system-requirements/ref=ed_tec_dp_2_1/026-1915367-4834027

Jays

Toxteth_OGrady wrote:

Try one of these.

:cool:

TOG

Were you being serious? Did you read this:
N.B. Do not exceed a load of 10 amps or 2400 watts per socket. Do NOT use with electric fires, nor large appliances such as washing machines. Flicking complicated devices such as TVs on and off can damage the device. The item is fused, but supervise appropriately.


I want to switch off for safety, not create another hazard :eek:

Thanks for trying
Jays

Jays

tr3mor wrote:

Not true on most new devices, alot of which conform to the 1watt standby thing that the government encourages. meaning it will use 1kwh in 1000hours. Hence costing you around 10p for 42ish days of standby.

Best to check in the manual and read how much it consumes in standby mode.

This 40" Samsung on Amazon consumes <1W in standby mode, I presume yours would be similar.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/tg/stores/detail/-/electronics/B000A0D8G8/system-requirements/ref=ed_tec_dp_2_1/026-1915367-4834027

Hi tr3mor

yes, ours is similar, I understand the standy mode is not too expensive, but after watching one tv start to smoke whilst on standby and had to get the fire brigade to remove it from the house, I really want to be able to switch off completely. Any suggestions?


Jays

lipsthefish

Not technical at all but we have a long walking stick which we use to knock the wall socket switch on and off!!!!

tomd84

You can get remote control plug sockets, ive seen these in argos and homebase, it might be worth giving one of them a try if it can pick up the remote from where it is, if not you can allways take it back


Thanks Tom :-)

tr3mor

tomd84 wrote:

You can get remote control plug sockets, ive seen these in argos and homebase, it might be worth giving one of them a try if it can pick up the remote from where it is, if not you can allways take it back

These devices are likely to use more power than the TV would on standby.

If you're worried about fire, that's just as likely to set light as leaving the TV on standby. It will also be running at 240v, unlike his TV.

leesmithg

Jays wrote:

Sorry if this has been asked before, I have searched around but could not find a thread that helped.

We have a new 40" LCD Samsung TV, it sits on a wooden corner unit, once switched off it stays on 'standby'. Unfortunately, we cannot reach the wall socket to unplug/switch off properly.

Does anyone know of a simple way to solve this problem?

I know technically, it will not be costing very much to have it on standby, but from a safety and green point of view I would very much like to switch it off completely, especially at night or when we leave the house.

Jays :beer:

ummm arghhh, how about moving it to a position so you can reach the plug socket.

Only solution other than getting a long wooden bamboo stick that can turn the switch from red (on) to off (white).